Few outside of UNLV’s locker room expect the Rebels to give fifth-ranked Duke much to worry about when the two storied basketball programs meet at 2:15 p.m. Saturday at T-Mobile Arena.
Even though both programs have gone in different directions since the Blue Devils upset UNLV 79-77 in the 1991 national semifinals, the Rebels still had more than their share of big-game moments.
UNLV has beaten some of the nation’s top teams in the years since that game, recording attention-grabbing victories under coaches from Jerry Tarkanian to Dave Rice.
So as excitement continues to build for this weekend’s meeting — all tickets are gone except for standing-room only — this is a good time to revisit UNLV’s top 10 regular-season victories since that last Duke meeting.